The media's addiction to navel gazing is Trump's greatest asset.
— Jimmy (@JimmyPrinceton) June 27, 2017
At this afternoon’s White House press briefing, Sarah Huckabee Sanders didn’t call exclusively on liberal outlets. In fact, she gave the first question to Breitbart News. CNN senior media and politics reporter Dylan Byers isn’t down with that, so he’s doing his best to help his followers understand why this is such a scandal:
NOTE TO VIEWERS: It’s right-wing outlets asking about the media (aka a set-up). It’s the real reporters asking about healthcare, Syria, etc.
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) June 27, 2017
Whatever you say, pal.
The self-awareness fail though… https://t.co/E1qwnM90FI
— Kemberlee Kaye (@KemberleeKaye) June 27, 2017
Real reporters like the 3 just let go from your network?
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) June 27, 2017
"right-wing" is the opposite of "real," says employee of network embroiled in huge retraction scandal. https://t.co/GaFzr7H2fb
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) June 27, 2017
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/879794001511145474
.. your whining is duly noted https://t.co/AqhpM5EpmD
— Max Q ⚡ (@Randy_Shannon) June 27, 2017
As is Byers’ CNN colleague Jim Acosta’s, whose whining manages to be even worse:
Does this feel like America? Where the White House takes q's from conservatives, then openly trashes the news media in the briefing room.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) June 27, 2017
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/879788996917956608
Do you really think that pointing and sputtering in horror every day is accomplishing anything?
— Daniel Kelly (@dkellyChi) June 27, 2017
Hey, it beats introspection!
https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/879800574937636865
I hate how Trump handles things as much as anyone, but CNN handed their network to Trump for ratings and helped him win. They earned this. https://t.co/EwmmWAYorw
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) June 27, 2017
I oppose way WH is running briefings, but Acosta is trying to make himself the face of the newly-launched Truth and Transparency Crusade.
— Thankful Muppet Energy (Sunny) (@sunnyright) June 27, 2017
And making a colossal ass of himself in the process.
Problem is, the moral preening about Truth and Transparency is largely whining about things the Obama WH did too and media let slide.
— Thankful Muppet Energy (Sunny) (@sunnyright) June 27, 2017
So it just comes across as DNC press officers whining at the WH spox that they're not getting their ratings and camera time.
— Thankful Muppet Energy (Sunny) (@sunnyright) June 27, 2017
Basically, yeah.
There's louder outrage that CNN can't get its daily video feed for ratings than there was that Obama WH spied on journalists. It's hackish.
— Thankful Muppet Energy (Sunny) (@sunnyright) June 27, 2017
It’s … the MSM.
You might get more support on the second point if you didn't make (or better phrased) the first. https://t.co/LId8SwSPbf
— Jim Antle (@jimantle) June 27, 2017
Takes questions from conservatives???? What happened to America?! https://t.co/a4LJWoHRiq
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) June 27, 2017
Taking questions from conservatives? What has this country come to??? https://t.co/TwwP8OJtjV
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) June 27, 2017
Those filthy conservatives. https://t.co/qXKIGoxc9B
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) June 27, 2017
supposed to just take questions from Liberals?
— Joe Warmington (@joe_warmington) June 27, 2017
Guess so. Because only liberals will hold the president to account! Or not:
Didn't feel like America when Obama WH trashed Fox and conservative outlets and spied on AP and Fox reporters either
— Thankful Muppet Energy (Sunny) (@sunnyright) June 27, 2017
https://twitter.com/storm_paglia/status/879785849239601154
Neither did we.
Does this feel like America? Where a network covers just one candidate during the primary then whines when he does what he said he would? pic.twitter.com/w2GUF3x9Gl
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) June 27, 2017
I don't want to hear whining from a network run by the man (Zucker) who arguably had more to do with Trump's presidency than anyone.
— BT (@back_ttys) June 27, 2017
Yall became the communication arm of the dnc. You'll be treated as such https://t.co/MTon7jX8nB
— LaurieAnn ??♂️? (@mooshakins) June 27, 2017
You reap what you sow, guys.
I don't quite understand what the objection is over the WH taking questions from Conservatives as if they're the problem with your lives. https://t.co/NtCPc62Oiv
— Jay (@OneFineJay) June 27, 2017
"Gosh why do they treat us like an enemy not to be trusted?" pic.twitter.com/m2joKHY0pf
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) June 27, 2017
https://twitter.com/SonnyBunch/status/879793130454863872
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/879786642134978560
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/879788407379169281
These reporters have become quite adept at making themselves the story. No wonder it’s so difficult for so many people to take them seriously.
I wonder if he has any idea how he comes across. pic.twitter.com/i3t0Y7IrML
— The Nats Won The World Series (@EsotericCD) June 27, 2017
Even if he does — and that’s a big if — he likely doesn’t care. Which means he can look forward to continuing to not be taken seriously.
Do these feel like the words of a blowhard, self-righteous idiot who is making the president's case for him? Why, yes. Yes, they do. https://t.co/N8lX6PCnT2
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) June 27, 2017
The WH is under no obligation to take questions from anyone if they so choose. The press whining is getting old and increasingly lame though https://t.co/3djXnVQNMw
— Kemberlee Kaye (@KemberleeKaye) June 27, 2017
maybe a little more humility and less whining. just report. i would ask if that's too much to ask but i think it's too much to ask.
— Ryan (@chasinghumility) June 27, 2017
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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